Selected voices on the work of Shahram Entekhabi

Julia Allerstorfer-Hertel

Art Historian — Visuelle Identitäten: Künstlerische Selbstinszenierungen in der zeitgenössischen iranischen Videokunst

"Entekhabi's video art employs mimicry to deconstruct Western art canons and highlight decolonial tendencies in contemporary Iranian practices."

Mieke Bal

Cultural Theorist — GLUB (Hearts)

"His artistic language moves fluidly between political commentary and poetic reflection."

Raúl Taylor Zamudio

Curator — Nothing Gold Can Stay

“Entekhabi weaves his works through and around Frost’s poem not only as metaphor but also as artistic strategy.”

Doris Berger

Art Critic — Semiotics of a Migrant Man Located in Germany

"Entekhabi's video works explore the semiotics of migration and the complex positioning of individuals in German society."

Aimee Marcereau DeGalan

Curator — Happy Meal

"Entekhabi's work challenges rigid conceptions of East and West and invites viewers to rethink cultural stereotypes."

Nat Muller

Curator — Splendid Gender Bending

"Masculinity in Entekhabi's work appears exaggerated, unstable, and constantly negotiated."

Kea Wienand

Art Historian — Wenn Blicke töten könnten…

"Entekhabi's staged performances of migrant manhood challenge perceptions and societal stereotypes."

Kathrin Becker

Curator — Nothing Gold Can Stay

“By performing these stereotypical figures himself, Entekhabi redirects the aggression associated with them onto his own body. His works reveal how cultural clichés and social anxieties shape the perception of migrants within Western societies.”